zelador
Portuguese
Etymology
From zelar (“to take care of”) + -dor.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ze.laˈdoʁ/ [ze.laˈdoh]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ze.laˈdoɾ/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ze.laˈdoʁ/ [ze.laˈdoχ]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /ze.laˈdoɻ/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /zɨ.lɐˈdoɾ/ [zɨ.lɐˈðoɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /zɨ.lɐˈdo.ɾi/ [zɨ.lɐˈðo.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: ze‧la‧dor
Noun
zelador m (plural zeladores, feminine zeladora, feminine plural zeladoras)
- caretaker (someone who takes care of something)
- caretaker; janitor (person who keeps a place clean and in good repair)
Related terms
Further reading
- “zelador”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “zelador”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θelaˈdoɾ/ [θe.laˈð̞oɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /selaˈdoɾ/ [se.laˈð̞oɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -oɾ
- Syllabification: ze‧la‧dor
Noun
zelador m (plural zeladores, feminine zeladora, feminine plural zeladoras)